Black goby: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the black goby lives – recorded in 16 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Gobius niger
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	16 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Gobiiformes
Family	Gobiidae

Where does the black goby live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the black goby in 16 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the black goby endangered?

The black goby’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the black goby?

The black goby (Gobius niger) is a ray-finned fish in the order Gobiiformes and the family Gobiidae, genus Gobius. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the black goby

The black goby (Gobius niger) is a species of ray-finned fish found in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea. It inhabits estuaries, lagoons, and inshore water over seagrass and algae. It feeds on a variety of invertebrates and sometimes small fish. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.

This fish reaches a maximum length of 18 centimetres (7 in) TL. This fish's neck is scaled and both of its dorsal fins have a black spot on the front end.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Black goby (revision 1306194949), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q754450 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).